Diaspora Mission: Reaching the New Waves of Immigrants

In the Great Commission, Christ calls us to make disciples of all
peoples.  In our globalized world, the peoples of the world
are coming to us. In this episode, the Rev. Dr. Matthew Buse,
Executive Director at the Immigrant Mission Field Network, joins
host Rev. Dr. Mark Larson, Manager of Church Planting in the
Mission Field: USA initiative, to explore how we engage in diaspora
mission to reach the newly arrived. Rev. Dr. Matthew Buse About the
Rev. Dr. Matthew Buse: Rev. Dr. Buse currently serves as the
Founder and Executive Director of the Immigrant Mission Field
Network, which supports LCMS congregations in mission field
engagement with as many diaspora communities as possible. He is a
2020 graduate of the PhD in Missiology program at Concordia
Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne. Prior to that, he served as
Pastor in the Lutheran Church of Australia in parishes in Melbourne
and rural South Australia. That arrangement came about after
receiving a Master of Theology degree at Australian Lutheran
College, Adelaide in 2008. He is a 2007 graduate of Concordia
Theological Seminary. Rev. Buse and wife, Rachel, have been married
for 18 years. They have two daughters, Mira and Alathea. The family
lives in Fort Wayne, IN and are members of Ascension Lutheran
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